52 17-21, All-New Atom 3, Birds of Prey 98
52 #17
I'm not familiar with Lobo, really (grabby, isn't he?), so his part in the story doesn't interest me so much--but I do like Starfire, and I'm getting to like Animal Man, so their storyline is becoming more appealing on the whole. The Luthor-makes-heroes storyline is only touched upon in this issue, but it's growing on me as well (Natasha as a character doesn't interest me much, I'm afraid, but the team does).
52 #18
The good: Detective Chimp! More Ralph! Montoya skipping out on the ceremony honoring her and the Question for their work in Kahndaq for some drunken debauchery; I continue to find myself more intrigued by Black Adam, although I'm by no means convinced that any of his changes have to do with anything within himself. And Booster's funeral! Gosh, I haven't seen the Blimp since I was a kid reading Inferior Five! That alone made this issue for me! :)
52 #19
This one? Not all that interesting. And I still can't seem to care who Supernova is :). Although I do kind of want to know what happens to Booster Gold ancestor guy.
52 #20
Okay, so Animal Man is pretty cool :).
52 #21
The Infinity Inc. storyline is getting more interesting now that there's evil afoot. But I'm going to be more general here. I'm liking this book more than I expected to, likely because it's mixed up so much. I like the Question/Montoya storyline. Starfire et al in space, all right in small doses. Ralph--well, any amount of Ralph seems to be good. Natasha still appeals to me not at all as a character (although I like her uncle) but the whole "Luthor's heroes" thing is holding my interest now. So...52? Still on the list.
The All New Atom #3
Still liking this book a lot, despite the creepiness factor in this particular storyline. I like Ryan, I like the supporting cast of eccentric academics, I even like Panda's excessive fondness for his Power Girl poster (would love to see what would happen if he ever had the chance to actually meet her--which is possible now that he's hanging with a superhero, after all!). A fun book with a lot of the goofy: stays on the keep list as long as this trend lasts.
Birds of Prey #98
This is our first issue of this book--having heard so many good things about it, I added it to the pull list a few months back--and at this point I'm pleased. The character interaction is great, and the new Batgirl is a hoot, apart from the creepy stalkery thing she's got going there.
Also, this is the only book the twelve-year-old went out of her way to praise this time--she likes the writing. I mean, she specifically said she liked how it was written. Definitely on the keep list. from now on.
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